PrefaceThe biological role of nitrate and nitrite: The times they are a-changin’
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Acknowledgments
The cited work from our groups was generously funded by grants from Torsten and Ragnar Söderbergs Foundation, Vinnova (CIDaT), The Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation, The Swedish Research Council and EU’s 7th Framework Program (Flaviola).
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